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Originally posted by dauinghorn dauinghorn wrote:

Needlepoint - The Diary of Robert Reverie. Simply amazing!

All Traps On Earth - A Drop of Light. Johan Brand of Änglagård and his new project. Incredible!

Träden - Träden. A continuation of Träd, Gräs och Stenar, with Reine Fiske on guitars. Dreamy, melancholic and beautiful.

Elephant9 - The Greatest Show on Earth. Superb keyboard-driven jazz rock.

Sammal - Suuliekki. I haven't got time to listen to this one yet, but it will most likely be on my top list. Fantastic band!

All my top progressive albums this year is from the icy north... Must be something in the blood, eh?

Excellent list!

I would add these icy northern albums

Malady - Toinen Toista, from Finland like Sammal.

Ring Van Möbius - Past the Evening Sun, from Norway


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Prog, rock (& related)

VAK - Budo
elephant9 - Greatest Show On Earth
The Necks - Body
Aquaserge - Déjà vous?
Gryphon - Reinvention
Scherzoo - 04
Forgas Band Phenomena - L’Oreille Électrique
Basta - Vertigo
Tunng - Dreams You Make At Night
Ryley Walker - Deafman Glance
Homunculus Res - Della stresa sostanza dei sogni
Romain Baret - Naissance de l'horizon
Weedpecker - III
Alco Frisbass - Le Bateleur
Zwoyld - Zgond
Gosta Berlings Saga - Et Ex
JM Jarre - Equinoxe Infinity


Jazz (& related)

Gogo Penguin - A Humdrum Star
Maisha - There Is A Place
Nik Bärtsch's Ronin : Awase
Idriss Ackamoor & The Pyramids - An Angel fell
Son Of Kemeth - your Queen is a reptile
Dinosaur - Wonder Trail


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I feel another itch to update... Many worthy releases in the second half of this year!

Superb
Anna von Hausswolff - Dead Magic
Mother Turtle - Zea Mice
Oaksenham - Upon All the Living and the Dead
Ovrfrwd - Blurring the Lines ... A Democracy Manifest
Dean Watson - Track of Days

Excellent
Bubu - El Eco del Sol
Daal - Decalogy of Darkness
Daal - Navels Falling into a Living Origami
Damanek - In Flight
Gryphon - ReInvention
Homunculus Res - Della Stessa Sostanza dei Sogni
KoenjiHyakkei - Dhorimviskha
Tusmørke - Fjernsyn I Farver

Some more goodies
All Traps on Earth - A Drop of Light
Jet Black Sea - The Overview Effect
Monobody - Raytracing
PinioL - Bran Coucou
Regal Worm - Pig Views
Roz Vitalis - The Hidden Man of the Heart
Semantic Saturation - Paradigms
Seven Reizh - L'Albatros
The Tangent - Proxy

Nice to have heard
Anima Mundi - Insomnia
Distorted Harmony - A Way Out
Evership - Evership II
Frequency Drift - Letters to Maro
Gleb Kolyadin - s/t
Jean-Pierre Louveton - Retrospections - Volume III
Napier's Bones - Monuments
Phideaux - Infernal
The Pineapple Thief - Dissolution

Somewhat disappointing
IO Earth - Solitude
The Windmill - Tribus

These ranking subcategories may be prone to change in the time to come. Within a subcategory I place the albums in alphabetical order, which may say some more or some less about the ranking - randomly.
 


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The new MONOBODY Raytracing is blowing me away!
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Originally posted by BrufordFreak BrufordFreak wrote:

The new MONOBODY Raytracing is blowing me away!

Kudos, Drew. I read your review and was intrigued. I listened to them today and bought the whole discography off Bandcamp, including vinyls. Thank you!
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Originally posted by Todd Todd wrote:

Originally posted by BrufordFreak BrufordFreak wrote:

The new MONOBODY Raytracing is blowing me away!

Kudos, Drew. I read your review and was intrigued. I listened to them today and bought the whole discography off Bandcamp, including vinyls. Thank you!

You are QUITE welcome! 
Now, everybody else: GET ON BOARD!

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Originally posted by BrufordFreak BrufordFreak wrote:

Originally posted by Todd Todd wrote:

Originally posted by BrufordFreak BrufordFreak wrote:

The new MONOBODY Raytracing is blowing me away!


Kudos, Drew. I read your review and was intrigued. I listened to them today and bought the whole discography off Bandcamp, including vinyls. Thank you!


You are QUITE welcome! 
Now, everybody else: <font size="7">GET ON BOARD!
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Just checked this out - absolutely great! Thanks for the tip.
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My favourite albums of 2018 so far:

1. Gleb Kolyadin
2. Galahad - Seas of Change
3. The Samurai Of Prog - Archiviarum
4. Kayak - Seventeen
5. Riverside - Wasteland
6. Finally George - Life Is A Killer
7. Argos - Unidentified Dying Objects
8. Oaksenham - Upon All The Living And The Dead
9. Southern Empire - Civilisation
10. Frequency Drift - Letters To Maro
11. IO Earth - Solitude
12. ESP -22 Layers Of Sunlight


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Originally posted by BrufordFreak BrufordFreak wrote:

Originally posted by Todd Todd wrote:

Originally posted by BrufordFreak BrufordFreak wrote:

The new MONOBODY Raytracing is blowing me away!

Kudos, Drew. I read your review and was intrigued. I listened to them today and bought the whole discography off Bandcamp, including vinyls. Thank you!

You are QUITE welcome! 
Now, everybody else: GET ON BOARD!

LOL
 

is there a CD release of this, or just vinyl and download? 
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Originally posted by BrufordFreak BrufordFreak wrote:

The new MONOBODY Raytracing is blowing me away!


Great album. Reminds me of a jazzier and more filled out version of CHON.

Definitely going to get a high spot on my list.

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Here's my Top 10 List:


1) Orphaned Land - Unsung Prophets & Dead Messiahs

(Progressive/Folk/Death/Oriental Metal)


This was one of my most anticipated discs this year. An Israeli metal band singing about bringing different types of people together rather than continuing centuries of hatred is very appealing to me, especially lately.  When early reviews proclaimed that it was as good as their groundbreaking release Mabool, my initial reaction was that this seemed sacrilegious and couldn’t possibly be true. Once I heard the disc, I realized why this statement was made and couldn’t help but agree. After a single listen, even though it was early in the year, I could already tell this would be at the top of my list.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti-bSKTnN1w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hurWzo01FpM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks52bFQKIDo


2) Amorphis - Queen Of Time

(Progressive/Folk/Melodic/Death Metal)


Under The Red Cloud was my top disc of 2015 and has become my favorite all time Amorphis disc. When I first got Queen Of Time I thought it was great but just a hair below Under The Red Cloud. I maintained this assertion throughout the year. However, as I was re-listening to candidates for my top 10 list, it really sunk in how good Queen Of Time really is but I couldn’t really explain why. It wasn’t until last week that I may have identified the difference. I think the difference is that the song Sacrifice is on Under The Red Cloud and that may be my favorite Amorphis song ever. In any other year, Queen Of Time would have been #1 on my list but I had to put Orphaned Land on top this year. One difference may be that Queen Of Time seemed to be a somewhat expected follow up to Under The Red Cloud, whereas Unsung Prophets & Dead Messiahs is way better than any Orphaned Land disc since Mabool.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz9uAOM4DHo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf_4uvymwRw


3) All Traps On Earth - A Drop Of Light

(Symphonic Progressive Rock)


This disc came out of nowhere and was my biggest pleasant surprise of the year. I had heard nothing about this Änglagård side project until it was released. I’m a huge Änglagård fan. In fact, if I could choose one band that best describes what I like about progressive rock, Änglagård would be that band. This is the creation of the bassist from Änglagård as well as a few other members. If you are an Änglagård fan, this is a must buy. I have no idea if Änglagård is ever going to release another disc, but I sure hope so and there isn’t anything better to hold me over than All Traps On Earth.


https://alltrapsonearth.bandcamp.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk8zm_5-Bs4

http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=10657


4) Phideaux - Infernal

(Crossover Progressive Rock)


I had heard this band mentioned frequently on progressive rock forums but had never heard them until this year. I just happened to check out Infernal on Bandcamp and immediately said to myself, “holy *^%*^%$* this is good”. This is a more accessible progressive rock disc than many that while it is certainly influenced by 70’s progressive rock, it manages to sound fresh and uplifting rather than “retro”. I’ve sampled some of Phideaux’s back catalog and liked what I heard so I intend to spend more time exploring it this year.

https://phideaux.bandcamp.com/album/infernal

http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=2379


5) Obscura - Diluvium

(Technical Death Metal)


This band was a new another discovery for me this year as well. I had never heard them and I can’t even remember what made me check out Diluvium but it immediatly blew me away. I can’t imagine any fan of technical death metal not liking this. There is also a very nice Cynic influence on this disc in that they occasionally use the processed vocal style from Focus which is one of my favorite all time discs. Even though I just got into this band when I heard they were coming to Denver I decided to go. I tried to get up to speed on their back catalog as best as I could before the show and really enjoyed it. This is another band I need to spend time exploring their back catalog.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwcocrUz1y8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bhPcrPLyKo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jypdLnySvA

https://techno1line.bandcamp.com/album/obscura-diluvium


6) Mystery - Lies and Butterflies

(Neo-Progressive Rock)


Mystery is like drinking sugar water. So sweet and how could you not like it? I’ve liked every disc of theirs I have heard and this one is no different. The focus is certainly the outstanding vocals. This type of music doesn’t have enough uniqueness to be at the top of my list, but this is another solid yet similar release from this band. While I like the disc, I don’t like it as much as most of their previous releases. I think the formula too familiar so I’m hoping for a bit more variety from them in the future.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4BsFVVPP14

http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=791


7) Spock´s Beard - Noise Floor

(Symphonic Progressive Rock)


Brief Nocturnes And Dreamless Sleep was the disc that got me really interested in exploring more progressive rock, an interest that has continued and grown. For some reason The Oblivion Particle didn’t do much for me so I had mixed expectations for Noise Floor. To my delight Noise Floor was great and I liked everything about it. I don’t know why, but the Neal Morse Spock’s Beard hasn’t clicked with me, but I’m all in on the Ted Leonard version.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG2J3mjnFL4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_j1MXXqj1w

http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=320


8 ) Seventh Wonder - Tiara

(Progressive/Melodic Metal)


This is pure melodic goodness. This one has really clicked with me in a time where I haven’t been as interested in traditional progressive metal as I have in the past. Great disc driven by Tommy’s incredible voice. Thankfully there is no narration to get in the way of repeat listens.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Raz0TKEox6A


9) Rikard Sjöblom's Gungfly - Friendship

(Crossover Progressive Rock)


I discovered Beardfish a few years ago and have been enhoying exploring their back catalog recently. This is their founder’s solo band and it’s really indistinguishable from Beardfish (RIP). Last year I discovered his previous solo Gungfly release On Her Journey To The Sun and really liked it, so I bought Friendship the day it became available. So far I don’t think I like Friendship quite as much as On Her Journey To The Sun but it’s still a solid release.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmfnINxMKss

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3dmQqBArO0

http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=5341


10) Ostura - The Room

(Progressive Metal)


When this release came out there was a lot of hype for it. However, it was nearly impossible to find. I tried to find it digitally but finally gave up and decided I’d wait it out and get it when it eventually became available digitally. I kind of forgot about the release until I started seeing it pop up on people’s top lists. At that point I decided I had to hear this. Now that I have it, I’m glad I didn’t give up completely. It was just a few weeks ago that I got it, but I kept listening to it over and over again. This really is as good as everyone says. It has everything I love about progressive metal. At a time when I’m not listening to as much prog metal as I used it, this is a release I want to keep listening to. Then I realized that while Änglagård is the band that encompases everything I love about progressive rock, the same could be said for The Room and progressive metal. It was at this point that I realized I had to push The Paradox Twin out of my top 10 to make room for The Room. If I had more time with this, it may have been placed higher than 10.


https://youtu.be/lzQmgb1fWRk


Runner Up: The Paradox Twin - The Importance Of Mr Bedlam

(Progressive Rock)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb5nyjAFrf8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpVc4AMcD6c


This disc was always towards the bottom of my top 10 list, but kept getting moved down by other discs I liked more. I was getting ready to post my list but wanted to re-listen to a few other discs and in the end this got moved off the list but I still felt it deserved to be mentioned. It’s a great debut but after many listens there are parts that drag on and at times the vocals wear on me.





For reference, here are other 2018 releases I considered, but just didn’t make the final top 10:


Melted Space - Darkening Light

Mir - Telegraph

Gryphon - Reinvention

Ghost - Prequelle

Kingcrow - The Persistence

Redemption - Long Night's Journey into Day

The Sea Within - The Sea Within

Royal Hunt - Cast In Stone

Tomorrow's Eve - Mirror Of Creation III-Project Ikaros

Greta Van Fleet - Anthem Of The Peaceful Army

Mile Marker Zero - The Fifth Row

Therion - Beloved Antichrist

Subsignal - La Muerta

Barren Earth - A Complex Of Cages

Dynazty - Firesign

Evership - Evership II

Ring Van Möbius - Past The Evening Sun

Michael Romeo - War Of The Worlds, Pt. 1

Between The Buried And Me - Automata I & II

Lords Of Black - Icons Of The New Days


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Updated list

1.  Far Corner - Risk
2.  Nik Bärtsch's Ronin : Awase
3.  Koenji Hyakkei - Dhorimviska
4.  PinioL: Bran Coucou
5.  In Love With - Coitus Interruptus
6.  Alec K Redfearn & The Eyesores - The Opposite
7.  VAK - Budo
8.  Cheer-Accident: Fades
9.  Zevious - Lowlands
10.  Gogo Penguin - A Humdrum Star
11.  elephant9 - Greatest Show On Earth
12.  Jean Michel Jarre - Equinoxe Infinity
13.  Aquaserge : Déjà vous?
14.  Anna von Hausswolff: Dead Magic
15.  Sonar With David Torn: Vortex
16.  The Necks - Body
17.  Thumpermonkey - Make Me Young, Etc
18.  Jack O' The Clock : Repetitions of the Old City II
19.  Uz Jsme Doma - Kry
20.  Gosta Berlings Saga - Et Ex
21.  Bob Drake - L'Isola dei Lupi
22.  Manna / Mirage - Rest Of The World
23.  Zwoyld - Zgond
24.  Dan Weiss - Starebaby
25.  Gryphon - Reinvention
26.  Scherzoo - 04
27.  Forgas Band Phenomena - L’Oreille Électrique
28.  The Red Masque - Fathomless
29.  Basta - Vertigo
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Here is my top albums for 2018:

01-The Pineapple Thief: Dissolution
02-Long Distance Calling: Boundless
03-Phideaux: Infernal
04-Human Factor: Let Nature Take Its Course
05-Riverside: Wasteland
06-Toundra: Vortex
07-Sisare: Leaving The Land
08-Lazuli: Saison 8
09-Gazpacho: Soyuz
10-Seven Reizh: L'Albatros
11-Weedpecker: III
12-Delusion Squared: Anthropocène
13-Oak: False Memory Archive
14-Jet Black Sea: The Overview Effect
15-Monnaie De Singe (MDS): The Last Chance.

Concerts:
-Fates Warning: Live Over Europe
-Haken: L-1ve.

Hard Rock:
Ghost: Prequelle.
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My current standings:

Favourites of the year:
In Love With - Coitus Interruptus  
Lady With - The Lodge / The Lodge (Lynch Edit)
Rivendel - Sisyfos
Stop Motion Orchestra - Lightworks  

Also outstanding:
All Traps On Earth - A Drop of Light  
Angel Ontalva & Vespero - Carta Marina 
Aquaserge - Deja-Vous?  
Far Corner - Risk
Koenjihyakkei - Dhorimviskha  
Methexis - Topos
Oteme - Il Corpo Nel Sogno 
Piniol - Bran Coucou  
Zevious - Lowlands 

Excellent:
Angel Ontalva & Vespero - Sea Orm Liventure
Calibro 35 - Decade 
La Dottrina Degli Opposti - Arrivederci Sogni 
Elephant9 - The Greatest Show On Earth
The End - Svarmod och Vemod
Ghost Rhythms - Mind the Goat (EP)
Gryphon - ReInvention
Lady With - Echoes
Lemmings Suicide Myth - s/t
The Messthetics - s/t
Monobody - Raytracing  
Moster! - States of Minds
Mother Turtle - Zea Mice
Our Solar System - Origins
Regal Worm - Pig Views
Sonar & David Torn - Vortex
Spectrum Orchestrum - It's About Time
Vak - Budo

Good to average:
Angel Ontalva vs. Priot Duo - Blue Stone Waves
Bubu - El Eco del Sol 
The Fierce and the Dead - The Euphoric
Forgas Band Phenomena - L'Oreille Electrique
Kavus Torabi - Solar Divinations (EP)  
Stargazer's Assistant - Resurgam I, Resurgam II 
Us, Today - Computant  
Worldservice Project - Serve
John Zorn - Insurrection 
Zwoyld - Zgond 

Another fantastic year for music, and that's just the prog and prog-ish stuff. 

Then again isn't every year a vintage one if you look hard enough...?


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I think this year deserves at least a top 15 but for now I'll limit myself to 10:
1.  JP | Koenji Hyakkei \ Dhorimviskha
2.  US | Jack o' the Clock \ Repetitions of the Old City - II
3.  FR | PinioL \ Bran Coucou
4.  US | Far Corner \ Risk
5.  US | Alec K. Redfearn and the Eyesores \ The Opposite
6.  US | Cheer-Accident \ Fades
7.  UK | Regal Worm \ Pig Views
8.  US | Stop Motion Orchestra \ Lightworks
9.  FR | VAK \ Budo
10. UK | Thumpermonkey \ Make Me Young, etc.
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Originally posted by Zugzwang Zugzwang wrote:

I think this year deserves at least a top 15 but for now I'll limit myself to 10:
1.  JP | Koenji Hyakkei \ Dhorimviskha
2.  US | Jack o' the Clock \ Repetitions of the Old City - II
3.  FR | PinioL \ Bran Coucou
4.  US | Far Corner \ Risk
5.  US | Alec K. Redfearn and the Eyesores \ The Opposite
6.  US | Cheer-Accident \ Fades
7.  UK | Regal Worm \ Pig Views
8.  US | Stop Motion Orchestra \ Lightworks
9.  FR | VAK \ Budo
10. UK | Thumpermonkey \ Make Me Young, etc.

Seeing as I like/love the rest of the list I guess I better check out Regal Worm.
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The following of my top albums 2018:

16-Gosta Berlings Saga: ET EX
17-Overhead: Haydenspark
18-Sanguine Hum: Now We Have Power
19-Lunatic Soul: Under The Fragmented Sky
20-Haken: Vector
21-Mystery: Lies And Butterflies
22-Pymlico: Nightscape
23-Subsignal: La Muerta
24-Weend'ô: The Awakening
25-Galahad: Seas Of Change
26-Frequency Drift: Letters To Maro
27-Phi: Cycles
28-Ryan Parmenter: One Of A Different Color
29-Arena: Double Vision
30-The Fierce And The Dead: The Euphoric.


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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Zugzwang Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 28 2018 at 07:59
Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Seeing as I like/love the rest of the list I guess I better check out Regal Worm.
Pig Views is a fun album. Definitely the odd man out on that list though, so don't go in expecting zeuhl or something LOL.
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the year of the reissue .Wink


1) IQ- 25Th anniversary Remix (Ever boxset) ( this was my absolute favourite purchase and listening experience of 2018. Hands down .the best of the best for me .Clap
2) Marillion-- Clutching At Straws ( 2018 remix Boxset.)
3) Metallica-- And Justice for all (2018 remaster Boxset. )
4) oceans of slumber-- Banished Heart ( Best prog metal album of 2018 for me .)
5) Fates Warning-- Live over Europe (best live album. )

This is definitely a confirmed 2018 top 5 Best for me .

Did not discover a lot of new music this year . Been kind of hard due to my audio recording tastes .

The other half 

John Foxx-- The Virgin Years (1980-1985, 2018 remaster) ( highly recommend this. Great Boxset .)
Ghost-- Prequelle ( a pleasantly 80's inspired album . the bonus cover tracks are great too!)
Arena-- Double Vision ( I would have loved this album so much more had the recording itself had not been absolutely squashed to sh*t. Holy Compression Batman! Confused
Lunatic Soul-- Under a fragmented sky .( Love it .just as I love all LS albums .)
Riverside-- Wasteland. ( finally got a spin of this. Such a nice album . Definitely the biggest surprise of 2018 for me. )
Galahad-- sea of change. (nice to revisit this band and in fine form no less. )

Overall. I loved this year. Absolutely great reissues of some of my very favourite albums. 


Edited by progbethyname - December 29 2018 at 00:55
Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣
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Listening to All Traps because of the hype in this thread, have to say it's pretty dang good...
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